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Treasury Secretary Jack Lew And The Elite View Of The Economy
The U.S. Treasury secretary gave a major speech on the economy. The discussion that followed reveals much about the disconnect between financial/political elites and the rest of us.
Supporters Vow To Keep Up The Student Loan Refinancing Fight
While 300,000 petition signatures were not enough to prevent a Senate filibuster of the student loan refinancing bill, they are inspiring supporters to continue the fight.
8 Reasons Some CEOs Make 331 Times As Much As Their Employees
Massive income inequality is not new. Yet there are still conservative myths floating around about why it is and what we can do. Here are a few of the real reasons ordinary Americans languish economically.
Unions 2.0? Trumka on Austerity, Elizabeth Warren, and Progressives
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka characterizes his vision of a progressive and populist-oriented labor coalition, not as a modern innovation, but as a return to labor’s roots.
Progressive Breakfast
Wealthy Hiding Nearly $8 Trillion $7.6 trillion of global wealth hidden in tax havens. NYT: "[Economist Gabriel] Zucman estimates — conservatively, in his view — that $7.6 trillion — 8 percent of the world’s personal financial wealth — is stashed in tax havens. If all...
Private Wealth, Public Squalor: America's Dilemma
America is plagued by too much public squalor and too much private wealth. Partisan obstruction blocks even modest reform. Americans will continue to struggle until they force a new politics.
Wingnut Week In Review: So Long, Eric Cantor
As House Minority Leader Eric Cantor exits stage right, it seems appropriate to recall some of his most memorable wingnut moments, and consider what we may be in for as David Bratt waits in the wings.
Recipe for Ripoffs
The United States has inked free-trade deals with 20 countries over the past three decades. It’s now clear that this zeal benefits corporations while hurting the rest of us.
Six Things You Need To Know About the Science of Global Warming
There is nothing controversial about the work of climatologist Michael Mann, director of Penn State’s Earth System Science Center. Here are six things he’d like you to understand about the scientific consensus on global warming.
Progressive Breakfast
Cantor Fallout May Hit Economy Cantor's loss may give Tea Party more influence over economic policy, suggests WSJ: "...Cantor was one of fewer than 30 House Republicans who voted in February to suspend the debt ceiling until 2015 ... Cantor’s likely successor, Rep....
